Oregonians go for gold in Beijing Aug 9, 2008
Mountain bike racing became an Olympic sport in 1996. will be joined on the fencing team by Oregon Fencing Alliance club mate , who also will compete in the saber. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Body and Soul: Churches taking care of members' physical, as well as spiritual, needs Aug 9, 2008
It seems to be working: One woman thanked us for helping her to complete her first 100-mile bicycle race. Across the country, congregations are adding full-service fitness facilities to their buildings. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Tour de France champ coming to KCK Aug 7, 2008
Greg LeMond, a three-time winner of the annual bicycle race, will speak at the Jack Reardon Center this Thursday. He will be the keynote speaker of the Lionheart Luncheon, an event sponsored by the Sunflower House, a child advocacy and child abuse center headquartered in Shawnee, Kan. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
Popular twilight criterium returning to San Rafael Aug 7, 2008
If you ever wanted to get up close and personal with high-speed bike racing, central Marin on Saturday is the place to be when the Carrera de San Rafael twilight criterium returns for a 10th go-round ... "We'll provide a lane for fans to walk through and watch the riders warm up and give (the fans) an opportunity to talk to them about bike racing," Dawkins says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Armstrong to race in Leadville 100 Aug 7, 2008
Armstrong hasnt finished a competitive bike race since winning his seventh straight Tour de France in 2005. Earlier this year, he dropped out of the Miles of DisComfort mountain bike race in the Texas hill country after 43 miles, nine miles shy of the finish ... Armstrong said he doesnt have any plans for any more bike races down the road. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Olympic Games: Researchers Explore What Makes Better Athletes, The Physiology Of Performance, And More Aug 7, 2008
Lance Armstrong also showed marked improvements in his efficiency when he returned to bicycle racing after beating cancer and that clearly helped him win the Tour de France seven times. Most world-class athletes have a high VO2 max or, as Dr. Joyner says, "They all have big engines and high lactate thresholds because they've been training hard for a long time. Their muscles have adapted to run very fast without releasing a lot of lactic acid. "In cycling for example, when Lance Armstrong came... (Science Daily)
Nokia Leaps into Mobile Web with Sports Tracker Aug 5, 2008
I didn't have a prayer of winning the bicycle race, an amateur "everyman" competition staged in conjunction with a pro event on the same day. But I did have something I'm pretty sure no one else in the peloton did: Nokia Sports Tracker. (BusinessWeek)
Battle of the Choirs winner to help community Aug 4, 2008
The 40-strong Newcastle group delighted judges and showed their diversity with their classical take on Sting's Straight to My Heart, and Queen's Bicycle Race. They also joined the other two choirs in a rendition of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. (The Age)
Tour of China a lesson for Olympic cyclists Aug 4, 2008
That's familiar, as anybody who participated in the first Tour of China bicycle race in 1995, an 11-day adventure over 500 kilometers sliced into five locales, will remember ... China has since recorded slow growth in bicycle races, including the Tour of Hainan Island, the Tour of Qinghai Lake and the Tour of South China Sea, none of them high profile. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
From track to fencing, Oregonians head to Beijing Aug 3, 2008
Mountain bike racing became an Olympic sport in 1996. Zagunis will be joined on the fencing team by Oregon Fencing Alliance club mate Becca Ward, who also will compete in the saber. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Sports)
Biking: Cyclist enters 24-hour race to raise funds for cancer victim Aug 2, 2008
It's officially known as the Ninth Annual Subaru 24-Hour Champion Challenge mountain bike race at Seven Springs, but veteran bicyclist Joe Ruggery calls it "24 hours for Tom." Ruggery, 37, of Greensburg, a state police corporal who will be promoted to sergeant next week, competed in the race last year. He was one of six members of the Speedgoat Bicycles and Freddie Fu Cycling Team that won the corporate division. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Letter: More than 200 took part in weekend bicycle race Aug 1, 2008
The 2nd Annual Norwell Circuit Street Bicycle Race was a success with over 200 racers participating [Sunday, July 27] that included races for all levels from beginner to professional bike racers ... We also wanted to thank the town of Norwell for its support making this one of the most scenic and safest bicycle races in the region ... Thank you, too, to all the local residents who were willing to share their road with a bicycle race this past Sunday. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Solvang raises its fees for most events Jul 31, 2008
Six annual occasions that the council labeled communitywide Danish Days, Earth Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Winterfest celebrations, and the Tour of California bicycle race will not be charged the city s new cost recovery fees of 50 an hour to reimburse time spent by city staff members before or during the event ... The council then amended the references to the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race to delete any mention of Amgen and the Rotary Club Independence Day Parade to... (Lompoc Record, CA)
Tour of Missouri cyclists won\'t just zoom by Jefferson City this year. Jul 30, 2008
This year's Tour of Missouri promises more activities surrounding the bicycle race as it comes to Jefferson City. There are three days of associated events scheduled locally, including opportunities for amateur cyclists to race. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
This year's Tour of Missouri features even more Jefferson City events for the public Jul 30, 2008
A group of Capital City civic leaders interested in promoting the Tour of Missouri bike race have put the finishing touches on the event schedule, which starts Sept. 11 and doesn't stop until the wee morning hours of Sept. 13. We're trying to get the Community Spirit award, said Sarah Stroesser, communications manager with the Convention and Visitors Bureau. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Sixty-two Medfield residents to ride in PMC Jul 30, 2008
Medfield - On Aug. 2 and 3, 62 residents from Medfield will ride in the 29th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), an annual two-day, 190-mile bike race fund-raiser for research for a cancer cure. Beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and continuing through 8:45 a.m., the riders will pass through Harding St, North St, Pleasant St, Curve St, South St, High St and South St towards Norfolk on route to Bourne. (Medfield Press, MA)
Short again but Cadel's heart second to none Jul 29, 2008
Yet again, and for a second year running, the Australian finished just a hair's breadth away from becoming the first Australian to win the world's toughest bike race, the Tour de France, earning himself the Herald's performer-of-the-week award, presented by Colonial First State. While last year the 31-year-old Victorian finished 23 seconds behind Spaniard Alberto Contador, this time he reached the finish line in Paris 58 seconds behind the winner. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Jordan, Donley claim titles on 35-K course Jul 29, 2008
Burson wins docked mountain bike race. Just three racers turned out for second Arctic Bicycle Club Mangler mountain bike race Saturday at Bicentennial Park on a course which was shortened to 4. (Anchorage Daily News)
Off-Roaders tired, muddy and all smiles Jul 28, 2008
"This is great. This race is bringing back the Woodstock feel of mountain bike racing," said the Durango racer, who finished second (1:48. 51) behind Kansas-based Shad Schreiner (1:48. (Durango Herald)
Tour de France Jul 28, 2008
Sastre became the third consecutive Spanish rider to win the world's biggest bicycle race, a pattern that he said in part reflected luck but which also was due to a national program that encourages young cyclists. That record also reflected some of the sport's darker legacy, however. (International Herald Tribune)
Sastre a worthy champion Jul 28, 2008
Hardly the kind of words to describe the winner of the world's biggest bike race. For those who know newly-crowned Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre, there might be little to talk about, but when it comes to bike racing the 33-year-old from Madrid gains everyone's respect. (iAfrica.com)
Rescue teams call off lake search for missing triathlete Jul 28, 2008
After that, participants were to begin the 11-mile bike race followed by a 3. 1 mile run, but the missing swimmer's bicycle and his belongings were found undisturbed during the search mission, police said. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Outdoors hot line Jul 27, 2008
Mooseberry Sampede bike race. WHEN: Aug. 9; registration 8:30 a.m., race 9:30 a.m.. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hermosa Creek Trail bike race set Jul 26, 2008
Trail users be aware: There will be a mountain bike race on the Hermosa Creek Trail on Saturday. The Hermosa Off-Road Classic, a mountain bike that makes extensive use of the trail, will keep the trail busy from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. (Durango Herald)
States' 2d fiddles swap policynotes in humble Buffalo Jul 25, 2008
In Georgia, the duties include organizing a bicycle race, said Julia Hurst, executive director of the association. In Massachusetts, Murray chairs the Governor's Council, which approves judicial nominations, and panels related to domestic violence, the seaports, homelessness, and other issues. (Boston Globe)
Victory would do justice to nearly man Sastre Jul 25, 2008
Tour drama-packed, and not just in the bike race. THE Tour de France has attracted its share of Hollywood A-listers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Winston-Salem bike race raises stakes, its profile Jul 25, 2008
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (Triad Business Journal, NC)
Palo Alto skipped for 2009 Tour of California Jul 24, 2008
After a successful and profitable bike race kick-off in February, local bicycling advocates were fairly confident Palo Alto would be picked to host a stage in the 2009. But today (Wednesday), race presenter AEG announced that next year's tour won't stop in Palo Alto. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Tour of California expanding Jul 24, 2008
Organizers of the annual cross-state bicycle race announced Wednesday the 2009 version, which takes place Feb. 14-22, will be one day and 150 miles longer than its three predecessors. "Each year we strive to make the Tour of California better," Andrew Messick, the president of AEG Sports, the race presenter, said in a statement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Tour de Clovis a boost for Valley Jul 24, 2008
Sure, most people can't name a pro cyclist who didn't date Sheryl Crow, but the Tour of California is big-time, the most notable bicycle race in North America, a wild journey from Sacramento all the way down to Escondido. The past three years, the race has taken a route down the Pacific coast, a boring and ugly little jaunt, as you are certainly aware. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Sacramento, Davis Land Key Roles In Amgen Bike Race Jul 23, 2008
Riders Will Also Visit Modesto. POSTED: 2:59 am PDT July 23, 2008UPDATED: 4:52 am PDT July 23, 2008. (KCRA 3, CA)
Lonesome Will writes on Senators, wind and oil Jul 23, 2008
The Tour de France bicycle race is going on over there. Based on the early results, if they can locate a serious bicyclist who's not on drugs, he will be declared the winner. (Lafayette Macon County Times, TN)
'Sick' test of stamina Jul 22, 2008
Less than 24 hours after winning the Hammerman Triathlon at Kincaid Park, Donley saddled up her road bike and pounded hill after hill after hill on Sunday to win the inaugural King of the Mountain road bike race. "It's fun in kind of a sick way," Donley said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Criterium thunders through downtown SLO Jul 21, 2008
A criterium is a bike race held on a short course, in Sunday's case the events run against a time limit. The day kicked off with the Men's Elite 5/Public Race at 7:30 a.m. and eventually worked its way toward the Elite 1/2 Pro race at 3:15 p.m. There was a race for all levels and ages. (Santa Maria Times)
Bay Area bicycle clubs Jul 20, 2008
Berkeley Bicycle Club: Bicycle racing and rider-development club dedicated to local promotion of the sport. Fremont Freewheelers Bicycle Club: Race team that also offers weekly and monthly rides on all types of terrain for all types of riders. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Height of summer Jul 20, 2008
Luckily it was all exhilaration and no heart attacks or injuries for those who rode, including in a morning bike race of 75 people ... Matthew Feiner, owner of the Devil s Gear shops, arranged the bike race because he loves riding to the summit and wanted to share and promote that for others. (New Haven Register, CT)
Local briefs Jul 19, 2008
Helena s Montana Velo Cycling Team performed well at the recent Bohart Bash Mountain Bike Race in Bozeman. The race was the second stop of the season-long Montana Off-Road Series. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
In memoriam: Resident rides in honor of Ninos, father Jul 19, 2008
Knowing Spencer was a cyclist himself, she discussed her training for the annual two-day, 190-mile bike race with him often, trying to convince him to join her efforts. The two even shared in the cause of the PMC having both lost family to cancer. (Medfield Press, MA)
Downtown traffic rough for weekend Jul 19, 2008
Shahan said construction should wrap up in time for the Spring City Cycling Club's Criterium Bike Race, which is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The race route encompasses a portion of downtown and winds along Williams Avenue, Franklin Street and the congested area surrounding the hospital, including Madison Street, Lowe Avenue and Gallatin Street. (AL.com)
Keirin is Alpenrose Challenge's contact sport Jul 18, 2008
The three-day bicycle racing festival -- spectators can watch for free -- returns to the Alpenrose Velodrome in Southwest Portland today through Sunday. More than 100 riders are expected to compete in more than half a dozen disciplines for a purse of more than $12,000. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Styx guitarist James Young talks past, present and future Jul 18, 2008
Question: I imagine a bike race in Iowa isn't the strangest place you've played a concert. Answer: We've done ski resorts where we've had to ride a ski lift up there and the 48-foot tractor trailer our gear is in has to wind up this road. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Sources: Amgen Race To Start In Sacramento Jul 18, 2008
-- Sources tell KCRA 3 that Sacramento has been selected as the host city for the first stage of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California bike race. The event, which traditionally visits several California cities, features some of the best cyclists in the world. (KCRA 3, CA)
Free in the Italian Lakes Jul 17, 2008
They vary in size and style, and depict everything from saints to a local bicycle race. Tourists rarely find this little aerie northeast of Laveno. (Suite101.com)
Lights out, kitchen closed Jul 17, 2008
Tonight is the annual Tour De Gastown, BC Cancer Foundation's fundraising bicycle race through the streets that boasts Lance Armstrong as a former winner. "The Tour De Gastown is like a really busy Friday night," explained Mr. Heather. (Globe and Mail)
Tri and excel: Two women tackle a triathlon, and learn what it takes to make it through the competition (14) Jul 17, 2008
Aside from being her first triathlon, it will also be her first bike race and first swim race. Jean Rowland is 51 and will be competing in her third Danskin. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
PCs can be good sports Jul 16, 2008
My tour began and ended with the Tour de France, the epic bike race currently winding its way toward Paris. Here in North America, it may not have the profile of professional football it's difficult to imagine cycling commentator Paul Sherwen getting his name on a video-game box but the three-week event is an amazing mix of speed, beautiful vistas and endurance. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Back in the saddle of slow torture Jul 15, 2008
This is not a bike race so much as it is the world's most massive product placement for French tourism. Even local Bretons have 10-metre signs in a paddock pointing out to a worldwide audience of millions which village we're seeing on TV.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Popp wins the Fireweed 400 Jul 14, 2008
As defending champion Reifenstuhl, 56, finished the Fireweed 400 endurance bike race Saturday in second place, he looked normal enough -- at least for someone who just rode a bike continuously for 24 hours along the hilly Glenn and Richardson Highways to Valdez and back. But as Reifenstuhl pulled to a stop by the sunlit grass in front of Sheep Mountain Lodge, he couldn't lift his leg to dismount. (Anchorage Daily News)
It's better the second time around: Missoula's Bassett, Kalispell's Schuster win second Missoula marathon Jul 14, 2008
His time was half a minute slower than 2007 winner Kiefer Hahn, who skipped the event this year in favor of competing in a bicycle race in Oregon. Bassett finished a full 10:47 faster than 51-year old Richard Leiboult, who took second and was followed by Grant Casey at 2:56. (Missoulian, MT)
Free bicycle racing helmets to first 100 at Bike Safety Classes Jul 13, 2008
Kankakee Valley Post-News. The Keener Township Emergency Services will hold a free bike safety classes from 9 a.m. to noon July 12. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
Bike race reverts to original format Jul 13, 2008
Daily American News - Your one stop spot for News, Sports and Entertainment. Weather in Somerset Pa. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Colby, Shea win Newton's Revenge bike race Jul 13, 2008
Concord Monitor Online - AP Headlines. The news you need now. (Concord Monitor)
* LEDE TOUR FRANCE:Kirchen retains the yellow jersey, Sanchez wins stage Jul 13, 2008
Luxembourgs Kim Kirchen recovered from his rather hurried stop to go on and retain his six-second lead over Cadel Evans, the Australian among those who nevertheless felt the effects of a fast and tactical day of bike racing. There was a lot of action, a lot more than everyone expected, said Evans, who managed to stay up the front with teammate Dario Cioni after a rapid acceleration by the ambitious CSC team on 60km. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
UPDATE: Bicyclists, driver identified in fatal hit and run (15) Jul 13, 2008
The 3,000 mile bicycle race started from Oceanside and stretched through 15 states, across the Rockies and the Appalachians, and finished in Annapolis, Maryland. The Wisconsin team rode to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation of Wisconsin. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
The King of New York Jul 13, 2008
A piece chronicles the author's experiences in the "World's Toughest Bike Race," a fat-tire trek from the Canadian border to Mexico through the Great Divide made by a handful of supreme talents and another "two dozen underemployed dreamers who may have gotten ourselves in over our heads." A short profile examines skateboarding pioneer Jay Adams, the Dogtown legend who "invented the moves and originated the anticapitalist vibe that modern skaters like Tony Hawk and Shaun White have... (Slate)
A foodie fest! Jul 8, 2008
The mountain bike race, which has become one of the biggest on the South African biking calendar, attracts eager cyclists from all over the country. The Salomon Featherbed Trail Run is a 13km scenic run which introduces runners to the magnificence of the Western Head of the Knysna Lagoon, while the Salomon Night Run and the Vaude Night Bike Ride see competitors racing their way through the forest at night with nothing to guide them but a headlamp. (iAfrica.com)
OUR VIEW: People and bears Jul 7, 2008
After the fact, it's clear that holding an all-night bike race in a wilderness park near a salmon stream in brown bear country was a bad idea ... We definitely shouldn't schedule bike races at such times. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor: Bears and the city (7/6/08) Jul 7, 2008
We schedule a bike race. It is in late June, by the Campbell Creek, at night, in a bear corridor. (Anchorage Daily News)
For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists Jul 7, 2008
Staff writer Christa Case Bryant discusses the addition of BMX bike racing to the Beijing Summer Olympics. Chula Vista, Calif. (Christian Science Monitor)
Big wheel: Cadel has friends in high places Jul 5, 2008
It was at the start of a training camp high in the Italian Alps last week that Cadel Evans was struck deepest by his teammates' loyalty and belief that he has what it takes to become the first Australian winner of the world's greatest bike race - the Tour de France. The six-day camp that included rides up the imposing Stelvio Pass - at 2757 metres, one of the highest paved roads in Europe - had long been pencilled into Evans's calendar as the last hard slog before the Tour, which starts today in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Photo: Midnight racers Jul 4, 2008
Janice Sheufelt rides during the 24 Hours of Light bicycle race on June 28 in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Sheufelt teamed with Rob Sowers to win the two-person mixed title after completing 24 laps in 24 hours. (Juneau Empire)
A no-name Tour de France gears up Jul 4, 2008
"I hope people who are interested in bicycle racing forget about me by the end of the week and turn on the television and watch the Tour, and give those guys the respect and attention they deserve," Landis told Bonnie Ford ofESPN.com after his appeal was denied. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Tour of PA Cyclists Cross County Thursday Jul 4, 2008
More than 120 cyclists from all over the world sped down Tuscarora Mountain and over the Route 30 bypass detouring McConnellsburg Thursday afternoon as part of the 2008 Tour of Pennsylvania bicycle race ... Day three was the longest stage of the bicycle race and proved to be grueling when cyclists were confronted with high winds and rain at the starting line. (Fulton County News, PA)
Univest moves into new operations center Jul 2, 2008
"You are also our greatest benefactor," Reynolds said, noting Univest's support of revitalization programs and community events such as the Concert Sundaes outdoor summer concert series, now in its 21st year, and the annual Univest Grand Prix bicycle race. Following the fire at Zwingli UCC, Univest is also providing temporary offices and conference room space for the church in the former operations center. (Springfield Sun, PA)
Victim's family pleads for privacy Jul 2, 2008
A group of mountain bike riders pass by the area of Far North Bicentennial Park on Sunday where a teenage girl was mauled by a bear while competing in an all-night bicycle race. The Gasline Trail is visible in the distance beyond the riders, and the South Fork of Campbell Creek is in the foreground. (Anchorage Daily News)
